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Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. It’s the foundation of our justice system, built to serve and protect the wrongly accused. But in the case of Troy Davis, it’s a principle that has been defied, ignored and trampled on. Davis has captured considerable attention because of the doubt raised over whether he killed Mark MacPhail in […]
Television personality Tavis Smiley and political pundit Sean Hannity exchanged jabs against president Obama Thursday on Hannity’s FOX News television program. During the segment called is “President Obama Losing His Base?,” Hannity all but ignores Smiley’s real purpose of appearing on the show, to promote his new PBS special about the Black male achievement gap, […]
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Members of an Alabama church that was bombed early in the civil rights movement observed the 48th anniversary of the attack Thursday by dedicating a stone marker at the site of the blast that killed four black girls. RELATED: Top 10 Civil Rights Protest Songs Of All Time The Top 15 Civil Rights Leaders […]
While the death penalty has long been a hot-button political issue in the U.S., as of late it has not received as much attention as other controversial issues. In 2011, a number of high profile executions, as well as judges and politicians campaigning for office are once again making capital punishment a part of the mainstream political […]
The 16th anniversary of the Million Man March will be held in Philadelphia on the weekend of Oct. 7-9. RELATED: Obama Campaign Launches Website To Address Unfounded Smears Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan will commemorate the occasion by giving a keynote address. The effort will focus on hunger, street violence and political accountability, BET.com reports. […]
Teonna Brown, the Baltimore woman arrested after she and an accomplice were caught on tape beating a transgender woman in a Baltimore McDonald’s, was sentenced to five years yesterday. Brown, 19, and her 14-year-old accomplice became infamous after footage of them pouncing Chrissy Polis became viral on the Internet. Polis, who had a seizure during the […]
A New York police officer is facing vehicular manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges after he struck and killed a man with his car Wednesday while driving drunk in the Bronx. Officer Luis Arnao, 25, was drunk when he slammed into Tyre Chisholm, 22. Initially, Arnao sped off before finally turning around and returning to the […]
In another example of the ignorance that the internet has given people the platform to put out to the masses, an unidentified father tells her 4-year-old daughter that she will turn Black for her 4th birthday. RELATED: Nivea apologizes for racist Afro mask ad The father tells his daughter that all girls turn Black for […]
A former FBI director and Rev. Al Sharpton are one of the many figures who are calling on the state of Georgia for a stay on the execution of death row inmate Troy Davis. “Serious questions about Mr. Davis’ guilt, highlighted by witness recantations, allegations of police coercion, and a lack of relevant physical evidence, […]
Former NFL star Chris McAllister recently said that he is broke, unemployed and living at home with his parents, according to TMZ. Also read: Chris Bosh Is “Heated” At ESPN Host For “Bosh Spice” Nickname McAllister is reportedly now paying $11,000 per month in child support, which he says he cannot pay. ”I live in […]